A charcoal board-and-batten house on a wooded knoll in Sandisfield, two acres, nearly finished. Dark hardwood floors, a kitchen with butcher block and quartz, a navy vanity with marble and brass, a teal pendant over a wood-topped island. A bedroom, a finished loft, a full basement the same footprint as the house. The septic design is permitted for three bedrooms and the leach field installation is the primary remaining item before a Certificate of Occupancy, though buyers should satisfy themselves as to what else may be required. The price reflects where things stand. Own land in the Berkshires, twenty minutes from Great Barrington, for a number that actually makes sense. Read the whole story.

The sellers built this cottage in the woods in 1987 and have kept it beautifully ever since. It sits well back from the road under towering oaks, nearly surrounded by New England stone walls, on a lane most people don't know exists. Permanently protected land is across the way, and no other house can be seen. Wind moves through the trees, birds are everywhere, and turkeys, deer, foxes and hummingbirds cross the yard. Inside, a wood stove anchors one large open room, with two bedrooms and a full bath on the first floor. A screened porch keeps the evenings bug free, and the newer two-car garage has a finished room above. The Otis beach on Big Pond is a 0.7 mile walk, and Tanglewood for music is about 30 minutes away. Priced within reach for year-round residents and part-timers alike.

The road ends here. At the end of quiet Old Quarry Road, still much as it felt 150 years ago, sits a circa 1840 farmhouse overlooking its own broad lawn, with sixty acres of woodland stretching beyond. Thoughtfully expanded over time, the original farmhouse and later addition are seamlessly integrated, yet retain separate entrances, giving everyone a little space of their own. Three bedrooms are in the original house, two more in the addition, and every bedroom has its own private bath. No sharing necessary. Multiple wood-burning fireplaces, two screened porches, an old tennis court and a stone wall between the dining and living rooms add to the story. Once a farm, now a home with history, land and possibility. The road ends here, but the rest is yours. Read on...

The original farmhouse at the bend in the road: a center chimney colonial of 1782, dearly loved and held in exceptional condition. The grounds are a work of art cultivated over many years, a garden you want to immerse yourself in. Seasonal eastern sunrise views, and protected land along the border. Inside, an addition framed around the home's own eighteenth century posts and beams opens the kitchen through to a sunroom. Two fireplaces and two wood stoves, one a wood cook stove in the mud room. Wide boards, quartz counters, nothing waiting to be done. 500 feet of road frontage, and then the road ends. One neighbor, out of sight. The quiet is complete and the night sky extraordinary. 20 minutes to Lee, 30 to Great Barrington. What we call Heaven. An add'l 45 acres is available